Back in Kansas City

Well, here I am in Kansas City once again. I've been here a few times and it's always in wintertime at the beginning of the year. Is there a summer in KC? To me it's like Narnia when I come here, always winter and never Christmas.

Pretty typical for the House of Prayer, which is good. Didn't see any awakening meetings, but I see a lot of focus in the prayer room, particularly more on the nightwatch. Fine by me, long revival meetings wear me out. I do enjoy the renewal stuff, but I'm just fine going to the prayer room, taking communion, enjoying the music, worshiping or praying or reading a good book.

I try to read a spiritual book when I come here, and the one I ended up reading this time was Dark Night of the Soul by St John of the Cross. Heard about it years ago from Pastor and then went through some experiences of my own. I recently got a CD by Canadian Celtic singer Loreena Mckennitt which happened to have a song based on the Dark Night. Was intrigued so I ended up buying the book at the bookstore. A bit heavier than my usual reading, but thought I'd try it. Little did I know how St John of the Cross would be able to speak directly to my life once I started. Thanks John, there's nothing like having someone claw at your inner faults and show them right in front of you. Hey that's what friends are for. Yeah, okay. So as intense as it is, it's powerful for those who's been at the Christian life for a while and is going through things and questioning.

After eating gelati in the cold by firepits that you couldn't get close to I went to a great set with Audra Lynn and then Jaye Thomas kicking off the nightwatch. The atmosphere was electric. Jaye Thomas brings such a fresh soul sound for IHOP and having such unity in multi-racial worship is an incredible thing to feel. Ended up staying till 4 in the morning. The nightwatch is better than I remember it. The sets are just as good as the daysets. When the interns and nightwatch crew comes in at midnight there's such an energy that kicks it off. I got back from a Sada Rogers midnight set just now. Sada Rogers is your basic old-school IHOP/Vineyard and does it really well. Not a lot of technology or cool laser sounds, just good solid worship, and I'm glad I got the chance to catch one her sets before leaving.

Been a great trip. Tomorrow morning is my flight back. Bye KC, Y'all come back now ya hear!